Judo Training Methods: A SOURCEBOOK (Tuttle Martial Arts)

Good content. Would have been nice if it wasn't busted on arrival. Not the best look for a birthday present.

As long as you realize what you are buying this is a very good book. The training information is mostly dated (including advice like don't drink water for at least a half hour after your workout so that the body has "time to cool down") but there are some nice gems for warmups and drills that I've worked into my classes. But I liked this book because it provided a great insight into the Judo mindset of a few decades ago. The authors are very honest and earnest in their desire to share their expertise and it makes for an engaging read of what could be a dry subject.Overall I'd compare this to reading a book about Football from the 1960s - a lot of the specific info is obsolete but there is still a lot to learn and even more to gain from seeing the perspectives of a prior generation. I wouldn't recommend this book for a beginner, but this is a great addition to the bookshelf of any senior Judoka or instructor.

Classic text on physical conditioning for martial arts in general and Judo/jujitsu specifically. It’ll also serve well the average Joe or Jane wanting “to get in shape”.Some ideas are definitely dated and may not work for everyone, but over all a good starting point for your physical conditioning endeavorsPS No relationship to publisher is claimed

Judo is a Great Book it covers the Grueling Workouts that most Westerners had never scene. Don Draeger an American Ninja was one of the first to introduce the Weight Lifting Concept to better a Judo-Ka's Game for the Olympics. Don Draeger Authored many books concerining Bujutsu and Ninjutsu and knew the worlds Greatest Ninja Fujita Seiko. Don Draeger is responsible for Introducing Dan Ivan to Fumio Demura. Don Draeger is also the first Amercian to ever Achieve Menkyo Kaiden in Katori Shinto-Ryu the Oldest Samurai School in the World that contains a small Curriculum of Ninjutsu.

This product is excellent in discussing all of the various forms of Judo Training methods and the bio-physical applications of many of the exercises as demonstrated. As I am a Japanese Jujutsu-ka and an Okinawan Karateka, much of the information on Shiai is not particularly relevant to me, however, if I am ever afforded the opportunity, I know this book will help me along the way of practicing and studying the art of Judo and all of the relevant traditional and modern training techniques and activities to produce much stronger technique in training, Randori, and self-defense.

I'm Marine, do muay thai, boxing, some bjj and judo for a year, I was a personal trainer at L.A. Fitness at 18, I'd like to believe I know a thing or two about "Training". And let me tell you, this book was amazing.Leave it to the Japanese and their attention to detail, to write a very specific and detailed book full of great information.

He was my teacher. Great book. The manual.

Take it from a green belt

A classic training methodology that can be applied to any martial arts, specially kendo, the other side of the coin of budo with judo.

A me, mi sembra un libro abbastanza preciso e dettagliato,che analizza diversi modi per allenarsi per lo judo, e mette a punta le tecniche sia di base che complicati per 'set routine',spiegando alcune maniere per riscaldare i muscoli durante la fase di preparazione .Una cosa che non ritengo molto utile e' che non danno un elenco sulle tecniche di base che corrispondono con questi tipi di esercizi.. Comunque e' un libro molto pratico, e lo consiglierei a quelli che prendono questo sport sul serio.